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Botanical excursions

Bohinj pastures (Blato – Laz – Krstenica)

Starting point: parking place at Blato pasture Duration: all day Difficulty: moderate Price: free Equipment: trekking shoes and clothes, rucksack, sun and tick protection, refreshing drink Included: guide Minimum number of participants: 6

Route description

We start our ascent to Laz pasture. At first we walk through the forest and pass picturesque rocky cliffs, where we can see the Auricula (Primula auricula), Bellflowers (Campanula sp.) and Saxifrages (Saxifraga sp.).

Just under the Laz pasture we can see Larches (Larix decidua), Dwarf Pines (Pinus mugo) and Alpine Ground Cistus (Rhodothamnus chamaecistus), Hairy Rhododendron (Rhododendron hirsutum) and Mountains Avens (Dryas octopetala). During the spring, the pasture is overgrown with Gentians (Gentiana verna), Clusius' Gentians (Gentiana clusii), Alpine Anemones (Pulsatilla). Alpine Solldanellas (Soldanella alpina) can be found in basins, where snow stays longer. Laz pasture also offers us architecture that is typical of high pastures in Bohinj. We make a break for lunch, and then we continue from Laz pasture towards the Krstenica pasture. The path leads us through larch forest over alpine meadows, where the plants are similar to those on the Laz pasture. During the spring, the pasture is full of Gentians (Gentiana sp.), Mountains Avens (Dryas octopetala), Alpine Ground Cistus (Rhodothamnus chamaecistus), and later during the season, we can also find Alpine Vanilla Orchid – Red (Nigritella rubra) and Edelweiss (Leontopodium alpinum). We can enjoy a wonderful view of Triglav mountain and the lower Bohinj mountains. We return towards the Blato pasture.

Flowers along the route

Alpine Vanilla Orchid (Nigritella relicani)

Edelweiss (Leontopodiom alpinum)

Orchid - Red (Nigritella rubra)

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